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September 26 1905:
Newaygo County Cow Testing Association founded in Michigan
Monthly testing
Producer funded
Support from Land Grants and USDA Dairy September 26 1905
September 28 2005:
Monthly milk weights and component sampling on dairy farms
Highly automated milking parlor systems
Quality Certification system with audits of service providers, labs, equipment and data processing to ensure standards are met and maintained
Dairy is cooperating to lead the way…. Dairy September 28 2005
1935:
1935 2004
Steps Forward:
‘ Key Points’
Develop Business Rules or Plans for:
Access by animal health officials
Resources to insure flow of commerce
Confidentiality
Quality and Standards developed
Cost effective
Dairy Steps Forward
Let’s GO!:
‘Solution’
'Look at what is happening in our own backyard (USA)
then work to make things happen' NDHIA Let’s GO!
Let’s GO!:
‘Do something now rather than later’
REGISTER PREMISES! NDHIA Let’s GO!
Let’s GO!:
‘Do something now rather than later’
ID device standards
Reader standards NDHIA Let’s GO!
Let’s GO!:
‘Doing something now rather than later’
Consortium of dairy groups will be announcing in the next few days an opportunity to move forward…..
With Premises Registration and AIN ID device deployment….. NDHIA Let’s GO!
Let’s GO!:
‘Do something now rather than later’
Stay tuned for…..
IDairy
NDHIA Let’s GO!